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The Image of the Buddha

This book was copied from the amazing and wonderful PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset, a labor of love by two dedicated and talented historians. We encourage you to visit them, and subscribe to their list for updates on new books as they are uploaded. · 482 pages : 31 cm · Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-476) and index · The first symbols of the Buddha. The essential nature of a Buddha ; Early Buddha symbols -- The Buddha in human form. Cultural and historical background ; The Ganges-Jumna (Gangā-Yamunā) Valley ; Gandhāra ; Āndhradeśa (Krishnā Valley) -- Maturity and efflorescence in India. Cultural and historical background ; The Ganges-Jumna (Gangā-Yamunā) Valley ; Gandhāra ; Western India ; Āndhradeśa and South India -- The Buddgah image in the rest of Asia. Geographical and cultural considerations ; Sri Lanka and South-East Asia up to the 10th Century A.D. 139 ; Kashmir and Nepal ; Afghanistan and Central Asia ; China : growth and maturity ; Korea ; Japan -- Later variations and developments. India : the last stages ; Sri Lanka and South-East Asia (10th-19th Centuries) ; Kashmir and Nepal ; Tibet and Mongolia ; Central Asia ; China : the

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